[article]
Titre : |
Antimicrobial activities of essential oils of mint and peppermint as well as some of their main compounds |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Leopold Jirovetz, Auteur ; Gerhard Buchbauer, Auteur ; Stefanie Bail, Auteur |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 363-366 |
Note générale : |
Génie Chimique |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Mentha canadensis piperita Lamiaceae Essential oil composition Menthol Menthone Antimicrobial activity Menthyl acetate 1,8-cineole Limonene β -pinene β -caryophyllene Eugenol |
Index. décimale : |
646 |
Résumé : |
The oil of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) from the USA, a dementholized cornmint oil (M. canadensis L.), and a fraction of the dementholized cornmint oil were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS.
The main constituents of the three samples analyzed were menthone (23.4%, 20.4% and 58.3%, respectively) and menthol (40.7%, 41.2% and 12.3%, respectively).
The two oils, the cornmint oil fraction and seven mint oil compounds [(-)-menthol, (-)-menthone, (+/-)-menthyl acetate, 1,8-cineole, limonene, β-pinene and β-caryophyllene] were investigated for their antimicrobial effects against two Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis), five Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella sp.) and the yeast Candida albicans using a modified agar dilution and agar diffusion method.
Medium to high antimicrobial effects were found for both oils, the dementholized cornmint oil fraction, and the target-compounds against all Gram-positive bacteria, whereas against the Gram-negative bacteria and the yeast, one or more samples showed only weak or no activity. |
DEWEY : |
665 |
ISSN : |
1041-2905 |
En ligne : |
http://www.jeoronline.com/archive/detail/42#top |
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 21 N° 4 (Juillet/Août 2009) . - pp. 363-366
[article] Antimicrobial activities of essential oils of mint and peppermint as well as some of their main compounds [texte imprimé] / Leopold Jirovetz, Auteur ; Gerhard Buchbauer, Auteur ; Stefanie Bail, Auteur . - pp. 363-366. Génie Chimique Langues : Anglais ( eng) in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 21 N° 4 (Juillet/Août 2009) . - pp. 363-366
Mots-clés : |
Mentha canadensis piperita Lamiaceae Essential oil composition Menthol Menthone Antimicrobial activity Menthyl acetate 1,8-cineole Limonene β -pinene β -caryophyllene Eugenol |
Index. décimale : |
646 |
Résumé : |
The oil of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) from the USA, a dementholized cornmint oil (M. canadensis L.), and a fraction of the dementholized cornmint oil were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS.
The main constituents of the three samples analyzed were menthone (23.4%, 20.4% and 58.3%, respectively) and menthol (40.7%, 41.2% and 12.3%, respectively).
The two oils, the cornmint oil fraction and seven mint oil compounds [(-)-menthol, (-)-menthone, (+/-)-menthyl acetate, 1,8-cineole, limonene, β-pinene and β-caryophyllene] were investigated for their antimicrobial effects against two Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis), five Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella sp.) and the yeast Candida albicans using a modified agar dilution and agar diffusion method.
Medium to high antimicrobial effects were found for both oils, the dementholized cornmint oil fraction, and the target-compounds against all Gram-positive bacteria, whereas against the Gram-negative bacteria and the yeast, one or more samples showed only weak or no activity. |
DEWEY : |
665 |
ISSN : |
1041-2905 |
En ligne : |
http://www.jeoronline.com/archive/detail/42#top |
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